Mechanism for affixing stamps and similar devices.



S No. 878,514. PATENTED FEB. 11,1908.

E. FIDELL.

MECHANISM FOR AFPIXING STAMPS AND SIMILAR DEVICES. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16.1905.

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No. 878,514. PATENTED FEB 11, 1908.

- B. PIDELL.

AFFIXING STAMPS AND SIMILAR DEVICES.

A PPLIOATION FILED JUN'E16.1905.

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No. 878,514. PATENTED FEB. 1l, 1908.

B. PIDBLL. MECHANISM FOR AFPI-XING STAMPS AND SIMILAR DEVICES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16, I905.

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MEGEANISM FOR AFFIXING STAMPS AND SIMILAR DEVICES. APPLICATION FILED JUNE16,1905

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MECHANISM FOR AFFIXING STAMPS AND SIMILAR DEVICES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16.1905.

PATENTED FEB. 11, 1908.

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No. 878,514. PATENTED FEB, 11, 1908.

E PlDELL. MECHANISM FOR APPIXING STAMPSAND SIMILAR DEVICES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16 1905.

EDWIN FIDELL, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

MECHANISM FOR AFFIXING STAMPS AND SIMILAR DEVICES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 11, 1908.

Application filed June 16. 1905. Serial No. 265.488.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Eiownr FIDELL, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Jersey City, in-the county of Hudson and State fNeWifer ey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mechanism for Affixing Stamps and Similar Devices, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to means for applying' revenue stamps or similar devices to wrapped packets of merchandise, say tobacco, and as disclosed in the present case, involves novel mechanism admitting of the convenient feeding ofsheets of revenue stamps, the latter being of extended narrow character and successively joined together along parallel transverse rows of perforations.

The construction and operation of this stamp feeding mechanism results in each stamp being accurately detached from its sheet and maintained so that it can be picked up by a stamp-carrying head. The stam carrying head is conditioned to successivcl convey the stamp to a device for'applying paste to the stamp backand then to'a osition above a wrapped packet, after W ich, the head is operated. to apply-the pasted stamp to the packet, a stripper being combined with the head to insure the timely disengagement of the stamp from said head.

Where the packet and stamp are such that portions extend beyond the packet, a supplemental device serves to properly press the stamp extensions in contact with the contiguous surfaces of the packet. As will be hereinafter manifest, the novel stamp feeding and applying mechanism can be utilized in situations other than those set forth in the present case.

There are other highly. advantageous featiir'es connected with'the invention which be-.

sides those alluded to, are clearly explained in the subsequent detailed description.

The improvements are illustrated in connection'with an organized machine wherein a numberof pairs of wrappin -jaws, their articular actuating devices, and the coactmg stamping conveying and applying heads are arranged-to artaheof a-circular trav' erse, thus permitting the jaws coaoting functions, bothrapidly and w-ith high. efficiency, and:thereb(y permitting large quantities'tmbestam e 1 and in an .excee ly limited'perr'od of time;

In' the accompanying iin a continuous :Inannen drawings forming part of this specificationFigure 1, is an elevational view of a considerable part of one form, of a wrapping machine, and illustrating my novel stamp feeding and applying mechanism in connection therewith. Fig. 2, is an enlarged detail plan view of certain parts of the wrapping machine, and-more particularly showing the stamp feeding and applying mechanism. Fig. 3, is an enlarged detail plan view of a pair of the complementary wrapping jaws together with the coacting mechanism more especially pertaining thereto. Fig. 4, is an elevational view partly in section, of the features represented in the preceding figure, certain actuative parts be* low the plane of the jaws, being more clearly illustrated and dotted lines indicating-the manner in which the projected downward movement of the stamp-carrying head operating in'connection with said jaws, is effected. Fig. 4, is'a detail perspective view of the stationary cam disk mounted on the main or,

supporting standard. Fig. 5, is an enlarged detail elevat-ional view of certain parts of the wrapping machine and disclosing more espe cially the stamp-feeding and. applying mechanism viewed from a position to the left of Fig. 2. Fig. 6, is an enlarged detail sectional view of features at the inner portion of the stamp-feeding mechanism, and illustrating -more particularly the manner inwhich a stamp is detached from its sheet by being broken along the line of itsperforated connection. Fig. 7, is a somewhat similar view shpwinghow the detached stamp is engaged by a stamp-carrying head. Fig. 8, is an enlarged detail sectional view, illustrating a stamp-carrying head in the act of. applying a pasted stampeto awrapped packet, a portion of a tappct ing shown to indicate the manner of disengaging the stamp from the head. Fig. 9,is .a-somewhat similar view of the SuCpplemental stamp-affixing device and in cates the manner'in which the same operates to perform its function. Fig. 10, is a detail view of the stamp-feed frame and illustrating the'removable character of the side bar for permitting. the convenient application and removal 'oflthe endless feed-bands. Fig. 11 is an enlargedcross sectional view of the devicefor applying paste to the stamp back.

Fig; 12 is a side view showing the mechanism forafiixing the stamp to' the packet.

Similar reference characters are employed to'designate corresponding parts inthe several views wherein they occur.

I have disclosed my improved stamp-feeding and affixing mechanism in connection with a machine for the application of wrappers to packets of tobacco, and which. machine forms the subject matter of a separate application for patent filed by me, on December 2, O'-i, Serial No. 235,268, to which application reference may be had for a full understanding of the complete details and operation thereof. It is thought that it will suffice in the present case, to state that the supporting frame of the machine includes a main column or standard A, preferablyflpresented by a single casting and of the configuration generally indicated in Fig. 1, said standard being hollow throughout its length and embodying a lower portion A, which downwardly enlarges and merges in a circular base plate A resting on, and if necessary, bdlted to the floor.

Within the standard and turning in suitable bearings provided by the same, is a vertical shaft 1 3, the upper projecting portionof which has firmlysecured thereto a bevel gear Wheel bflthe hub of which restsjupon the upper bearing Previous to lowering the shaft into positionia gear wheel 5, is introduced through .ahand-hole a in the lower portion A, and so held that the shaft in descending will passthrough the opening in the wheel b, and the latter can then be properly fastened to said shaft.

Motion is communicated vto the shaft through the-medium of a bevel gear wheel '5 meshing with the wheel I), and secured on the inner end of a lower horizontal shaft B, turning in bearings 5 b provlded at the ends of an oval-shaped support B of sec tional character and bolted on the base plate A the outer projecting portion of the shaft B", carrying the fixed and idle pulleys b, for cooperation with belt gearing transmitting power to the machine.v

Revolubly supported on the standard is a vertical sleeve 13, having secured thereto a horizontal gear wheel. B of comparatively large diameter. The sleeve B is designed to be rotated on the standard, through the medium of a gear-pinion 19 secured on the upper end of a vertical stub-shaft rcvolubly supported in a bearing b ,-forined on the support B", the lower end of said stub-shaft having fastened thereto, a bevel wheel 71 meshing with a bevel gear pinion b, on and revolving with the drive shaft B The sleeve B supports and is adapted to rotate a bowl shaped carrier 3, conditioned as generally indicated and externally pro vided with horizontal flanges l), l), annularly disposed, the flange b, being intermediately located while the'i'lange b, is at the upper edge of the carrier.

olted on the upper flange 1), are the inner end portions 0 of radially extending flat horizontal arms C, arranged in a circular series, the said inner portions being of such segmental shape that they will fit edge to edge on the flange and thereby collectively conform to the circular character of the latter and provide for the radialdisposition of the arms.

On each portion c,.is the base of a bracket C, comprising short inner and outer vertical risers 0, 6-, each of which has at its u pper end a transverse tubular bearing 0, 0*,- re\ 'olubly in each of which is a pin 0 0 having secured on one projecting end of each, a gear pinion c 1:. The hub 0 of a sector-shaped member C is revolubly confined on a horizontal stud laterally projecting at one side of a lower depending ear c of the bracket. The hub has integrally at its inner side a short tubular socket c, which is slightly obliquely disposed and which receives the inner end of a short journalcarrying a revoluble roller c A set screw hearing in tl16 SOCl'-18t, admits of the accurate clamping of the shaft in the SO'CliBf. The upper curved rim 0, of

the member (7, is peripherally provided with.

rear and forward series of teeth 0, c, with which the pinions c a, mesh respectively. Also secured on the pins c", 0', are upwardly extending short parallel arms 0 the up-- per ends of which are pivotally connected to the lower ears ofthe bar C, above and radially coinciding with the appropriate arm (I beneath. The downwardly curved forwan end. of the bar has a'transverse horizontai head t, in which bear a series of small vertical pins 0, portions of which project at the underside of the bar and are provided at their lower ends with tapering contractions 0 n'lerging in spherical extremities c, as illustrated more clearly in Figs. 4, 6, 7,. and 8.

Centrally at the upper side of the head (1*, is an integral tubular boss 0 theinterior of which intersects a contracted opening in the lower portion of the head. Vertically guided within said opening and extending up tl'irough and above the boss, is stem 0, of a stripper C perforated for the vertical play therein of the headedportions of the pins 0 The upper portion of the stem terminates in an enlargement to form an abutment within the top part of the boss, and ietween which and the bottom of the boss-interior is interposed a spiral thrust spring 0, ,normally tending to maintain the stripper elevated against the head, so that the lower ends of the pins will project below the under surface of the stripper.

an intermediate point of the arm t, is a small vertical bearing 0 in which is rigidly mounted .the lower end of a bent stop 0 the upper forward portion of which" is laterally disposed. The extremity of said. arm is recessed to form a socket for the inner end of a forwardly extending up wardly turned hook '0 also designed .to

serve as'a stop, which latter and the stop 0 mentary to which are a pair of normally points to opened folding jaws D", D. the bottoms of which occupy such horizontal plane that they will su port an unfolded wrapper immediately above the said packet holder t. suitable packet feed-means being provided, whereby when each packet-holder and its attendant opened jaws come into juxtaposition to said feed means, apacket supported above said holder and jaws, will be seized by gripping devices and drawn with the wrapper down within the holder, this operation resulting in the wrapper acquiring two fold extensions, one longer than the other. As the arm with its partially unwrapped packet moves further in its circular path of traverse. the gripping devices release and recede from said packet, the jaws through actuative means successively acting to fold first the longer wrapper extension and then the shorter wrapper extension in overlying relation upon the packet. As the arm under consideration, a preaches the stamp-feeding and aflixing mec ianism, the jaw which made the first and longer fold moves to an open position, the outer jaw still confining the shorter overlay fold. These several move ments are effected by cams on the main frame of the machine, and cam shoulders at the underside of a disk F, stationary on the central standard A,. the said shoulders serving in connection with a lever E, pivoted on the lower flange l), of the revolving carrier.

The stationary disk F, on the standard A, occupies a position in the upper part of the carrier B and has upper and lower annular ways f, f, varying at certain determined present the requisite cams. By comparing the detail perspective view, Fig. 4*, with the relative position of the standard A, Fig. 1, it will be noted that both positions correspond so that the particular location of the upper and lower cams with regard to the rest of the machine, will be generally understood. The upper way involves two recesses or de ressions f, f, and an intermediate can! Theweight of the roller c, pertaining to the sector shaped member C", together with the journal parts of said roller and the arm C and its connections, will suffice to maintain such roller in contact with the way 1, and follow the depressions fan'd cam therein.

It will be well to state at this point of the specification, that the constriiction previously described, in so far -asitrelates to'the groups of elements represented by the radial arm C, bar (3 box C, complementary wrap- :through providing bar with deep vertical. recesses rounded at their tops and openingattlie bottom edge of 125 ping jaws D, T). lever E, and all the i mmediate appurtenances of said elements. are duplicated to any desired extent and number. and all radially disposed in a horizontal arrangement aijd conditioned to cooperate with other pars ol' the machine, whereby each group will; in regular and consecutive order undergo a corresponding series of operations.

liigidly bolted to the top of the sleeve A, rotatabl supported on the upper end of the standard A, is the inner integral circular llange i, of an extension arm I, which overhangs the body of the machine and tenni nates at its outer extremity in'a short bend having a disk llange i. A short vertical hanger I. has at its upper end a flange disk i corresponding with and bolted to the disk 'i. and at its lower position but to one side said hanger rigidly carries a radially positioned bar 1*, having a slight inclination in the direction of its outer end as indicated in Figs. 1, 5, 6 and 7. it will be noticed by reference to the last two mentioned figures, that the inner end of the bar I", is configurated to provide two upper bearings and a lower intermediate bearing, arranged in triangular relation, the bearing at the extreme inner end of the bar being in a slightly lower horizontal plane than the companion upper bearing. Revolubly mounted in these bearings are three shafts I I, 1 of com paratively small diameter and which are maintained in braced relation through the medium of a side bar 1 in the latter of which 100 bear the upper shafts I, I, and a spindle I, on which the lower shaft which is of tubular character turns. A bar I, has a readily detachable engagement with the right hand end projecting portion of the shaft 1 The 105 outer ends of the bars I I, have'tubular bearings in which is revolubly silpported a counter shaft 1*, with the right hand end portion of which, Fig. 1, the outer end of the bar I, is adapted to be detachably engaged. 110 Secured on the shafts I 1 and spindle'l at points between the bars 1 1 are small pinions i Figs. 2, 5, 6 and 7, the pinion of the spindle 1:, simply serving to communicate motion to the pinion of the shaft 1 at 115 the end thereof. Projecting immediately outside of the bar 1 is a small sprocket wheel it which is geared by a chain belt if, with a sprocket wheel i, secured on the projecting left-hand end of theouter shaft 1*. 120 It may be well to here state, that the detachable engagcment of the bar I, is maintained the end portions of said the bar whereby the'latter can be manipulated to cause its partsforming therecesses, to fit, snugly therefor, appropriatelyin the shafts 1 ,1",

see Fig. 10. Consequently the said bar and within the' annular channels 1 thesaid shafts will be locked in engagement.

3 The principal object of this arrangement; is

to facilitate the applicationof endless. bands or tapes i; around the shafts I 1?, said bands being disposed in parallel relation. The functions -of these bands presentl'y be-t come apparentl- Z N Referrin to Figs; '6 and 7., firmly sup.

ported by t e bars 1 I, immediately atth'e.

inner side of the position of the shaft 1 is a cross bar I, which is recessed a t one 'side to closely conform to the rounded surface of the adjacent part of the shaft 1 whereby; the

' horizontal top edge vof the bar-will oy'erhang and be flush with the top of saidshaft." Se.-, cured to this bar I", is a narrow transversestamp bedcomprising a bar ii, longitudinally recessed for the reception and positive securement therein of-a sectioni, of yield ing. material which is exposedthroughan elongated opening in the top of the bar, and? pose of so maintainingvthem: heshafts I, Roan-have annular surface' annels'ji for receiving and retaining said bands inproper guidedposition. .-A short arm i adjustably clamped externally on therba'r 1 extends above the same and carries a revo-Y luble roller bearing on the upper pass of I the gear chain. iflto takeup slack therein.

This tightener appears in' Fig. 5', but is omitted from Fig. 2,.-

" 'An extended tubular bearing J has a] strong connectionwith the arm I at one side i of the latter. adjacent tothe forward 'curvedl end portion thereof the bearing extending considerably above" the arm and integrally presenting a short inner horizontal bracket 5,

provided at its extremity with a short vertical guide 3', which is shown as having fiat parallel sides.- Slidirigly in the bearing J,'is

a stem. j which is of such length that end portions thereof are adapted to project'ab'ove andxbelow the bearing J. A small cross head J, has a socket 7' secured in which isthe upperendo'f the stem j whereby said Read is supported horizontally in position, the rear bifurcated endj, ofthe head slidingly embracing-the guide j, which thereby permits the head to move vertically but contributes to. prevent lateral play-of, the-same. A-

strong spiral thrustespring embracing the upper part of the stem. J- is interposed} between the bearing'J', and socket j, of the cross head J and normally tends to' main-' ta in said head and the stem in an elevated position. I Pivotally confinedon a stud jeeting at the'front of -Jthe-socket-fj is-the upper end 3' of a depending LIpitman j, the

lower end of which is pivo'ta the outerlend of, an arrnjl, secured on the y attached-to I outer end of agshaftlJfifrevel'ublysu ported .ln an extended radial be'anng j, bo ted onthe side of the arm KI, opposite to that atk which the beefing J is situated; Asindi- ,cated in "Figs, '2 and 5, the inner projecting a crank j,' which extends horizontally toward the left and carriesa spring mounted ]roller '1'; in operativerelation with a cam 9T on a shaftJ counter to theshaft J ,said

. r -75. end of the shaft P, has rlgldly'affixed thereto -cam arrangement beingdesigned to positively rock the latter shaft as the counter 'shaftlis revolved. It will be seenthat the [swing the. arm I j",- downward, and said "arm I through the pitman connection, depress .the head J,land the Stem j ycounter to the action of the spring'j wWheirthe cam .jfi.

iliftin g'of the cran'k' 7'9, by the cam j' lfwill turns'to permit the lowering moveme'nt of v I the crank j; the spring j' fwill obviously -o erate to restore'the'head Jv, andsteinto ,t einelevatedpositionl- A further efi'ectof *ijle spri'n isjo maintain the cranh-rollerjfl -li nte t'with thercam j :revolubly-supported in a rear horizontal bracket bear1ng' j", rigidly projecting from I the 'side of 'the"arn1 I, .said shaft being revol'ubly isupported at its outer portion; by one of a pair of forwardly disposedhorizontal bearings y" ,."y' presented by a member Jt, rigidly connected to the outer bent part of.

the arm I. On the shaft J immediately in front; OfpitS bearing is secured a gear wheel J adaptedito be driven by a similar wheel J, meshing. therewith and secured on the forward portionsofan extended shaft J,

The J Which 1s of the exterrded' I ngth illustratedinost clearly in Fig. 2, is

supporte'dinthe bearing 9' 1, and also in a bearingjl the latterrigidly'on the'sid'e of the rear part of the-arm I, contiguous to its connection with sleeve A, at the top of the standard. 011.: the inner extremi of the shaft J, is bolted a bevel gear vheel 7 P,- which meshes with' the wheel I), on tie upper part driving the shaft J of the shaft B, an'd thus PI'QVWdlnQ for An arm J loosely-supported on the fdrward extremity of the shaft J extends transversely as illustrated in Figs. 1, and 2; and has a eurvedend portion j l, carrying a, wrist-pin with which is pivotally connected the upper end of a vertical pi-tman W, the lower end of vhieh is pivotally secured to the rear end of, a shortrocker-arn' 7' loosely mounted at its front end on a stub-shaft J, 'rigi-dly s'ecured to the bars 11 /1 cA- ear wheel 9' is also loosely confined on th'e slla ft J, and has rrevolubletherewith, a ratchet wheel 7' with the teeth, of, which eng, gcs a to swim extremity of an inclined arm K, of the pecuhar configuration indlcated in Figs. 2

and 5, wherein it isshown as having an upper yoke shaped portion 7c, straddling the upper part of a llar e disk-cam k, the' latter-secured onan revolving with the "shaft J. The shortterminal 'leg k, of the yoke rigidl carries a rear horizontal pin is, oscillatlve y supported 'in a bearingfintegrally presented'by abracket .K, laterally project'- ing from the extended tubular bearing 1'. Astrong s iral spring'lc torsionally tends rear side thereof, is z roller 12",. which is maintained in peripher contact with the disk-cam is, through the tensionexerted by bars 1 I I ,for1n parts. .25.. wl 1i ch is-attaohed one extremity of a-strong .centractile spring Z, which is shownin Figs.

I .1 fand -2, and omitted from Fig. 5, for the i purpose" of clearly illustrating other parts,

Ith'e connection of'the arm the'torsional spring. I To the rail G, below the stamp feeding and 20 detaching ,mechanism, is the lower end of a standard L, the upper portion of which is bent to occ'u y a position some distance to the left of t e feeding frame of which the t the end of the standard, is an outwardlyprojecting pin to the opposite end of said-spring being engaged with a hook Z, on the-bearing j i This spring tends to normally maintain the stampfeeding and detachin mechanism in t 1e position illustrated in ig'. 2,sai d mechanism y reason of swivel-support providedLby l u b1e sleeve 'A, om the standard A?" being a capable of a limitedmovementin a direction counter'to the tension of the spring 1. The

counter movement of the feedingfand detaching mechanism referred to, is effected'by 1neans.of a cam Z on and rotating with the shaft J said cam bearing against a roller Z revolubly mounted on 'a stud on therear of the forked portion Z, of a horizontal arm L pivotally mounted at its outer end on the pin at the upper end of the standard L.

The fork recess receives the shaft J and this arrangement not only provides for support-.

ing the arm L at its inner end but permits the shaft J to move to the right with the feeding and detaching mechanism generally,- without interruption of the supporting rela- .tion between the arm L and said shaft.

Such movement to the right is obviously accomplished by the cam Z pushing against the abutment presented by the 'roller 2", which results in forcing the feeding and detaching mechanism in the direction stated.

For the purpose of aiding to support the weight of said feeding and detaching mechanism and contribute to guide the same during its shifting movements, an extended vertical stay LfygFigs, 1 and 5, has its lower end-pive otally'r'nountcd in a chair lflsecured t o the feed frame. pris1ng,two sections having their threaded t e arm K, to the right. Intermediate y on the last 1 entioned arm, at the floor, while the upper of said stay has a thill connection with the bar P, of the The stay L, is shown as comportions, connected by a coupling 1%, which rr'angenient facilitates the secureinent. of ,the stay in position.

Referring'to Figs. 2 and 11, N eeSignatesgfi rectangular. paste-box or reservoir open at itstop and supported within the 'maohine considerably a to the left of the vertical plane occupied by thearm I, This box'is mounted upon the free inner end of a horizontal bar at, the box being clamped-to said bar by a spring'yoke n, the horizontal part ofwhich is secured to the bar while the vertical members of the yoke clasp the hot-1 on oppositesidesi At one side of and contiguous to the stamp-bed, thebox has short vertical socket n for receiving the journal of a horizontally disposed roller N A grooved roller n occupies such position in the box that the upper portion of the roller nfl will be 'in'a plane above the top edges of the box. This roller n is closely adjacent to the periphery of the roller l at the inner side thereof, the roller n being revolublyv supported on a small journal n ,-which' latter is slidably mounted at its outerend in the short vertically slotted post n secured to the base of the box, an expanding spring .being interposed between an abutment on the post and the lower side of the ournal to yieldingly maintain thelatter together with its roller in an elevated position. Atits outer end, the bar n, has an upwardly extending leg a then per end portion of ment of the box. I A bar N rigidly con-' nected to one endof the saddle, extends below the feed frame and through a vertically extended loop n, at the upper end of aStandard N bolted on the rail G. g is bent to present two downwardly converging portions. Manifes'tly, the; nearer its point of convergence .the ban N engages .with the toppart of the loop', the more central will be the saddle over-therod n", and hence the higher will be the supported posi-'.-

By shifting the bar tion of the paste box. N so that the outer higher inclined edge thereof will be engaged with the loop top, thesaddlewill betilted to depress and support the said box in an inoperative position. -Aset-screw n, in the top of the loop, is de signed. to en age within a notch in the end of the bar andfthus positively. lock the The bar N parts so thet the paste box willbe securely maintained out of position.

For the present, it need only be stated that thesuccessive stamp-carrying heads C, pass over the box N at such altitude that a long: narrow stamp at the lower side of each head will be lengthwise moved-in Contact with the parallel flanges of the roller n whereby, as

the lower portion of said roller revolves in paste contained in the box, said flanges will a ply the paste to the stamp-back at prtrons of the letter on both sides of the row of puncturing pins 0", which are engaged with the stamp. The accuracy of relation of the successive carrying heads with respect to the grooved paste roller; will be insured through the'contact oi the outer sidesv of said heads with the periphery of the horizontal roller N which on account of the pivotal support I of the box N, insures the paste roller nicely accommodating itself to the chai'ig'es in the the arm I, where said portion -carries at its At its-outer end the pivotally suspended .end 0 oi an extended rod 0,

extremity, a roller 0 resting on a cam O, secured to and revolving with the shaft J lever" O, has bolted thereto cylindrical block 0 at opposite sides of which are trunnions 0', from which is ahorizontnlbar '0 through the medium of ears o, at the upper side of said head and revolubly engaging the trunnion end. Rigidly depending from the bar 0?, at the central portion thereof, is a shorthanger 0 in the lower bifurcated part the forward while the inner end of said'rod is normally held spring 're-tracted within a socket 0 secured to the of which is pivotally connected a'rrn I. The rod t), carries somewhat adjacen't to the socket a short laterally projecting journal 0 on which is revolubly confined a small roller 0, wines is adapted 'to be peripherally notednpon by s cam secured to and i'evolvmgwith the sit it J, at the inner end of the letter.

V In one endoi the ber 0 is bolted an ex tended depending'shank p, which carries at its lower ends, disl shaped horizontal tappet P. 'A similar she-21k r, is secured in the other curries at its lower end the supplemental'sranipepplymg device comprising en inverted horizontal yoke Q, a movable block Q, bein supported vertically yielding in said yoke y which are guided. in bosseson' the yoke top, and'havingl expending e ir'n' s3 embracing said bolts end interposed centhe block through the yo means of bolts q,

and the yoke-top. Threaded boltsq tapped to top, provide for limiting the upward movement of the block within the yoke. Pivotally mounted in vertical slots in the legs of the yoke, are small pressers g", which are each enlarged at one end to present a projecting portion 9, disposed at an angle to the shank of its presser. 'lhese prcssers' are normally maintained in the position indicated in Fig. 5; by small contractile springs g, which are attached to said pressers and to projections at the upper corners of the yoke. Small rollers (1 revolubly supported in end recesses therefor in the block, serve as an ti-friction means for guiding'the block in its movements in the yoke and also a suitable surface against which the upper ends of the presser shanks are held by the springs g.

An extendedhorizontal rod 0", rigidly projectstrom the arm I, and 0*", bent at an angle above the connection of the lever O, with the block ,0, sothat a contract-ile spring 0, attached both to the end o, and to the block will serve to normally maintain the outer end of the lever elevated, a d hold the inner end of the said lever in contact with the cam O.

The machine will be constantly driven so fine-t the bowl-shaped barrier B and parts supported thereby, will partake of a continuous horizontal circular movement to the right.

, Beginning with a pair of jaws D D, and their related features, as said jaws approach the vicinity of the packet feed means, said jaws will be in their mutually separated"rela tion and with their allied features in the positions illustrated in Figs. 3 and4. While the parts arc'so conditioned and moving as described, an attendant places an unfolded is centrally supported wrapper VJ, so that it immediately above the holder C, the end portions-of the wrapper snugly occupying: the spoces'within the jaws and supported on the jaw-bottoms. it will be noted that the transverse dimension ofthe bottom of the outer jaw D or in other Words, the dis: tan'ce from the outer wall of said jaw and the inner edge of the bottom of the same, is greater then the distance from the somewhat similar wall and edge o'f'the jaw D ApacketX,be ing pieced in an elevated position by the packet feed means, the pair of jaws with accompanying; holder O, and grippers pass beneath said packet whereupon the gripping and lowering or the packet togetherwith its wrapper within the holder occurs, and subsequent folding of the Wrapper extensions takes place during'the further traverse of-said holder and immediate parts.

T he holder C, containing its infolded packet held as last describerhnow a )proaches the vicinity of the stamp-bed. rcviously however, a stamp has been fed above the bed, and the head i depressed so that its presser bar will (ramp tic J-ectoimmedi- Qtely outside-of the shoulder i,with which latter coincides the perforated connection of the stamp over the bed. The detach+ ing disk K", is caused to roll to the right along the bed, so that the stamp upon the same is detached from the rest of the stampserious loss be entailed.

of the head K, as previously mentioned will result in the spring F, of the bolts k co sheet by being broken along the line of its perforated connection. The advantage of reaking the stamp as stated, in lieu of detaching it by putting is that slight irregularities in the feed of the stamp-sheet, will in the aggregateyultimately result in such variation from the correct severing position, that the stamps will become injured and The pressing down operating with the lower yielding section it,

to cushion said frame, the springs 7c, being so compressed'th'at the roller'barrel 16 will bear with considerable friction at the underside of the track is. Vvhen the disk K has reached the limit of its travel to the right and completed the stamp-detaching operation, the head K, then'rises, leaving the detached stamp 'upon the bed. The risingv of the;

head K, will obviously relieve the-barrel A, from the morepronounced frictional pres- I sure of the track is, so' thatv the roller can then be retracted to its former position within the head without encountering any pronounced frictional retardation. As the 'head K, rises, the cam Z operates to shift to the right the stamp feeding and detaching mechanism, so that the stamp bed correspondingly moves.

The approach of-the holder C previously referred to as containing the infolded packet with the inner jaw D positively retaining one wrapper extension over' the other,'.correspondingly brings the bar 0', above, in the vicinity of the stamp-bed. At this time, the roller 0 pertaining to said bar, enteringthecam-depressionf which has the effect of moving the sector memberG to the position indicated in dotted lines Fig. 4, so that the pinions and arms 0, 0 of said bar will be moved outwardly and downwardly, and

contacting in its downward movement with and. depressing the tongue y'f, of the small rod turning thelatter to throw its fingers away from the bed. The further downward lateral movement of the bar C, ,will result in the spherical ends of-its pins c", puncturing the stamp upon the bed, said puncturmgbeing facilitated by the yielding material forming part of the stamp-bed, and whichmaterial can be readily replaced when worn.

'spiral spring 0 and coincidently, the cal 0 operates to tilt the bar 0 sothat the i after, rolls upon-the cam f which obviously has the effect of securing a rising movement of the arm Cflpicking up the detached stamp with its back or rear surface exposed. As the stamp-head. in rising coincidently partakes of a lateral vmovement to the left, the spring Z, is now permitted t'o bodily retract the stamp feeding and detaching'mechanism, including the stamp ,bed, so-that the latter moves to a limited extent in the same lateral direction as the stamp-bed, but sufficient however,- to prevent the ends. of the. pins from exerting a dragging action at the stamp bed, which action might have the effect of tearing 'ormutilating the stamp. Said head C*, with itsengaged stamp now' moves over the paste box and the stam receives parallel-lines of paste along its ack as previously described. I 7

The roller o t, next enters the cam de ression f, the effect being that after-the ead" C has'passed well tothe left of the paste box, a the head will be again lowered so that its stamp will bear lengthwise on th'e'enwrapped packet. in the holder beneath.

. The cam O, on the shaft J", now raises the inner end of the lever 0, so that the outer end'of said leveris depressed whereby the tappet P, depresses 'the stem 0 so that at I the beginning of the subsequent movement of the barC the stripper C ,-wil-l operate to strip the stamp fromthe lower ends of the pins 0 said stamp by reason of its pasted back remaining adhering to the wrapped packet. The character of the punctures made byfthe spherical pin-ends, in the stamp, is such that when said ends are withdrawn.

from the stamp, the momentary pressing of I the latter by the stripper face, wi cause the minor-displaced parts of the stamp to evenly fill the. punctures, and thereby avoid any unsightly mutilation in the stam The cam 0, now ermits the outer end of the lever O, to be lifted under the action of it" a tappet and the supplemental stamp-affixing,

device will be swung outward from the path of the advancingbarO. At'this. time,lthe grippers will be thrown away from the-ends of the packet, which it will be understood have overhanging. stamp "extensionsif' fl-The packetwith the stamp partially 'fplasted thereto, has now arrived at a position immediately below the supplemental aflix'ing 1 20 device, and the outer end of the bar C has risen to such plane, as will permit the spring retraction of the rod 0 thepos'itive action of the cam 04, having terminated by this time. The spring retraction referred to,- will '12'5 cause the supplemental device-to be swung inward immediately above the sta1np-carr v ing packet, whereupon thecam 0', again operates to depress'the uter end of the.- lever 0, so that the supplemental device and the block resultin the stamp extensions being folded :downward' and the'pressers g", being swung outwardas shortly before stated,the stamped ment of packets,

pasted stamp to forced down to cause its block Q, to bear upon the upper stamped surface of the packet Vertically yielding will on their pivots so that their inner projections 9"", will positively ress said folded extensions against the end 0 the packet. The cam 0,

again ceases to act positively on the lever O,-

permitting it to again rise, while the cam O, a ain acts to tilt the bar o ,-so that the sup-' p emental device can be swung out of the way' of the succeeding advancing bar C It Wll be understood that while the supplemental device is securing the stamp ends of one'package, the tappet P, is operating'to stri the stamp from the head of a succeeding bar C and apply the same .to its particular acket this re ation of the supplemental device and tappet being continued with regard to all the packets as they successively arrive at this part of the machine.

As the sup plemental device rises and swings continues in its path of circularmove- 'ment to a-point where it can be removed or discharged from the machine. .Of course, before the supplemental device acts on the packet packetpthe inner jaw D is withdrawn from position with respect to its packet. I

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1; In mechanism of the character described, the combination with means for moving a packet in a horizontal curved path of travel, of joined stamps and forintermittently breakmg' a 'stamp therefrom, said -feeding and breaking means being laterally disposed and in a plane radial to the acket travel, means for applying paste to t e stamp back, and means for affixing the pasted stamp to the packet.

2. In means of the character described, the combination with devices for the'advanceof means for feeding and breaking a stamp troma sheet, a head movable with the said devices for engaging the stamp, means for applying stamp back, and" means for the packet. i

3. In means of the character described, the combination with devices for the advancement'of packets, of means for feeding and breakin a stamp from a sheet, a head movable wit the said-devices for engaging a detached stamp,- means for applying the paste to the stamp back, and means for afhxing the pasted stamp to the packet.

4. In means of the character described, the combination with devices for the advancementof packets, of means for feeding and breaking a stamp from-a sheet, a headmovafiixing the abl with the said devices for engaging the means for feeding a sheet of moving means and adapted for engagi g paste to .the'

detached stamp, means for applying to the stamp back, means for 4 afixiiig the pasted removing and delivering the stamped packet.

5. In means of the character described, the combination with devices for th advancement of packets, of a head movab e with the said devices and adapted to "engage the stamp, means for breaking the stamp from a sheet, means for applying paste to tbestamp back, and a stripper carried by thefhead'nnd ada ted to disengage the stamp and affik it to t e packet.

6. In mechanism of the character described, the combination with means for moving a packet in a horizontal curved path of travel, of means for feeding a sheet of joined stamps and for intermittently breaking a stamp therefrom, said feedin and breaking means being laterally dispose and in; a plane radialto the packettravel, means for ap lying aste to the stamp back, means for a ixing't e'pasted stamp to the fizket, the ends of the stamp being of extende length relative to the packet, and supplemental devices'for affixing the overhangmgends of the 7. In means of the character described, the combination witha stamp bed and mechanism in relation thereto for feedin a stamp sheet, of a vertically movable heme tbr clamping the stamp sheet contiguous to said bed, a stamp detaching disk carried by said frame and adapted to roll along the stamp 'bed to detach a stamp, means for moving packets in relation to said bed, stamp affixingmeans, movable coincident with said cket detached stamp for aflixing it to a'packet,

which thestamp affixing means moves the stamp before ap lying the same. I

8. n means 0 the character described, the combination with a stamp bed,'and devices for moving packets in relation to said bed, of means for s iiting the latter, stamp affixing means coincidently movable with said bed and adaptedto aflix the stamp to a packet, and a paste device in contact with which the stamp ailixing device moves the stamp previous to alfixing the latter. v

9. In means of the character described, the combination with devices for the advance ment of packets, of a aste device, stamp car rying means adapter. to move the stain in contact with said paste device and su se-- quently aflix the stamp to the packet, and a supplemental device including a spring yielding block and pivoted pressers, the latter adapted when the block bears on the packet, to swing inward and aiiix the overhanging stamp ends to the )acket.

10. In means oi the character described, the combination with devices for the ad vancement of packets, of stamp feedingandstamp to the packet, and means for the I cent to said bed, a device for breaking the unclamped stamp from the'sheet, and stamp engaging and pastefap lying means, said engaging means .adapte stamp to the packet.

11. In means of the character described, the combination with a stamp bed and stampfeeding mechanism in relation thereto, of a to affix the pasted vertically movable frame for clamping the stam conti uous to said bed,-and a disk carried y the? sfaiid stamp bedto detach the stamp from the s eet. 5.1.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York,;..tl ilis Sthda'y of June A. D. 1905.

Witnesses:

FRANK M. SOHLEY, JOHN J. BOLAND.

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